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1. Which "A" led the league in home runs only four times in his career, and still retired with over 500 home runs?
2. Which "B" went to 14 World Series as a player, and another two as a manager?
3. Which baseball Hall of Famer "C" retired with exactly 3000 hits, and was killed in an airplane crash after the 1972 season?
4. I only played for 12 seasons in my Major League career, and my first five were in very limited duty, but I still made a mark. I was the first player in history to win a Gold Glove award in both leagues. My first was with the White Sox of Chicago and the second with the New York Mets. Before that I was also the 1966 American League Rookie of the Year. I even went to the 1969 World Series with the Mets, and had a home run to my credit. Who am I?
5. Which chicken-loving third baseman played for 18 seasons, a 12-time all-star, most of them as a member of the Red Sox and Yankees, and led the American League five times in batting?
6. I was a "C", and was a rookie when my teammate Mark McGwire was in his first season with our Oakland Athletics. I was proud as I won the Rookie of the Year award in 1986 by blasting out 33 home runs. Mark sure overshadowed me in his official rookie season by hammering out 49 home runs, setting a rookie record. We were teammates for many seasons until I was traded in the 1992 season to the Rangers, then Mark in the 1997 season went to St. Louis. Fans say that I retired in 1991, but I still feel that I was black-balled from Major League baseball for talking publicly about steroids, and no owner would give me a contract. That didn't stop me as I continued to talk and write books. It came down to a Congressional hearing in 2005 about physical-enhancing drugs. Who am I?
7. I earned my Hall of Fame induction in 1938. Throughout my career, and it was a great one, I won three pitching Triple Crowns. I led the league six times in wins per season, six times with strikeouts, and four times in ERA. Named after a U.S. President, I was nicknamed 'Pete'. Who am I?
8. This "B" was a St. Louis Cardinal most of his career. After Maury Wills of the Dodgers finally broke Ty Cobb's stolen base record by reaching the 100-plateau in 1962, this speedster broke Wills' record by stealing 118 in 1974. The jersey-wearing number 20 of the Cardinals retired in 1979 after 19 seasons. Who was this great outfielder?
9. After Jackie Robinson broke the color-barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, I was the second black player to play for the team. I was their new catcher replacing Bruce Edwards in 1948. I played my entire 10-season career with the Dodgers, but an automobile accident left me paralyzed from the waist down and in a wheel chair. My career was over. I made my mark in Major League baseball however, as I was an eight-time all-star and won three National League MVP awards. I was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969. I died in 1993. Which baseball great am I?
10. This Chicago White Sox infielder played his entire career with them from 1930-1950. In his time, the shortstop won two batting titles. His second one in 1943 was the last shortstop to win one for another 53 years until Alex Rodriguez won it in 1996. Nicknamed 'Old Aches and Pains', he was a seven-time all-star, but never had the privilege to appear in a World Series. Who was this Hall of Fame shortstop?
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